Create Wellness, Dr. Roya Nikzad
- Vitamin IV Therapy
- IV Therapy
- Laser Therapy (LLLT)
- Arthritis Treatment
- Chelation Therapy
La Jolla, CA
IV Therapy clinics in La Jolla
La Jolla has a uniquely high IV therapy density for its population, driven by UCSD Health, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, the Salk Institute, and the broader Torrey Pines biotech research cluster. Clinics concentrate in the Village, along Prospect Street, near UTC, and in the professional office complexes around Scripps. California is a full-practice state for nurse practitioners under AB 890, though most La Jolla IV clinics still operate with a physician medical director, frequently an MD with Scripps or UCSD teaching ties. The clientele is a mix of biotech executives, academic researchers, UCSD graduate and medical students, and affluent coastal residents. Concierge in-home service reaches Muirlands, Bird Rock, and Windansea. NAD+, longevity, and athletic recovery protocols dominate, reflecting both the biotech-executive demographic and the local surf, run, and paddle culture.
MD on staff
Essential Medicine
- Ozone Therapy
- IV Therapy
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)
- Ketamine Therapy
- Arthritis Treatment
Regulatory context
A note on California's iv therapy rules.
FDA regulates the compounded ingredients used in IV therapy and the facilities that prepare them. Patient-specific compounded IVs fall under FDCA Section 503A, while bulk preparations for office use fall under Section 503B (outsourcing facilities). USP Chapter 797 governs sterile compounding standards. FDA has issued warnings about injectable glutathione marketed for skin lightening (2017) and has not approved NAD IV for any specific indication. Vitamin and mineral IV mixtures such as the Myers cocktail are compounded preparations and are not FDA-approved drug products.
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California Nursing Practice Act (Bus. & Prof. Code § 2700 et seq.)
Defines RN scope including IV insertion and administration under a valid order from a physician or APRN. -
Medical Board of California corporate practice of medicine doctrine
Governs physician delegation of IV therapy through standing orders and medical director arrangements.
The California medical and nursing boards have addressed unlicensed practice in medical spa and IV lounge settings. Common enforcement themes include IV therapy administered without a valid physician order, stale or missing standing orders, absence of a designated medical director, and unlicensed personnel performing venipuncture. Boards have reiterated that a prescribing physician or APRN must establish a bona fide patient relationship before any IV protocol is initiated, and that standing orders must be specific, dated, and periodically reviewed. California strictly enforces the corporate practice of medicine doctrine, which prevents non-physicians from owning or controlling medical practices that perform IV therapy.