Santa Monica, CA
IV Therapy clinics in Santa Monica
Santa Monica's IV therapy market sits at the premium coastal edge of the LA wellness scene, anchored by affluent residents, Silicon Beach tech workers, and a dense cluster of medspa and longevity clinics. Clinics concentrate along Montana Avenue, Ocean Avenue, Main Street, and near the Wilshire corridor, with overflow from Venice, Brentwood, and Pacific Palisades. Providence Saint John's Health Center, UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica, and Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey anchor the clinical ecosystem supplying many medical directors. California is a full-practice state for nurse practitioners under AB 890, though most Santa Monica IV clinics still operate with a physician medical director and RNs administering under standing orders. Silicon Beach tech executive wellness, entertainment industry traffic, and a serious runner and cyclist community (Marine Beach, Wilshire training, San Vicente) drive demand. Concierge in-home service reaches Palisades, Brentwood, and Venice.
Akasha Center For Integrative Medicine
- PRP Therapy
- Shockwave Therapy
- IV Therapy
- Arthritis Treatment
- Peptide Therapy
Seaside Medical Practice
- NAD IV Therapy
- Vitamin IV Therapy
- PRP Therapy
- IV Therapy
- Arthritis Treatment
BioReset Medical
- PRP Therapy
- Ozone Therapy
- IV Therapy
- Ketamine Therapy
- Arthritis Treatment
MD on staff
Golden Afternoon Ketamine Clinic - Los Angeles
- IV Therapy
- Ketamine Therapy
- Stem Cell Therapy
Restore Hyper Wellness
- NAD IV Therapy
- Vitamin IV Therapy
- IV Therapy
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)
- Acne Treatment
The Hydration Room
- Stem Cell Therapy
- NAD IV Therapy
- Vitamin IV Therapy
- IV Therapy
- IV Hydration
Bios Functional Medicine
- IV Therapy
- Arthritis Treatment
- Chelation Therapy
- Erectile Dysfunction (ED) Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
LifeSpan medicine
- Ozone Therapy
- IV Therapy
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)
- Oxygen Therapy
- Ketamine Therapy
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.