Concept site Cedar Drawer Acupuncture is a fictional acupuncture clinic, designed and built by Patrick Bushe to show what I make for acupuncture clinics. Fictional, by Patrick Bushe

The back of a person’s neck in warm sunlight, with the shadow of a leafy stem falling down the spine Close-up of a practitioner placing a thin acupuncture needle in a hand

San Gabriel針灸

Know what happens before the first needle.

Your first visit, minute by minute. What your plan or HSA card covers. Who you’ll see and what it costs.

First visit90 min The talk30 minTongue and pulse5 minNeedles in, you rest35 min

No. 1初診

A first visit, start to finish.

  1. 1

    A real talk first

    Half an hour on your health, sleep, medications and why you came. Nothing goes in until you’ve asked everything you want.

  2. 2

    Thin, single-use needles

    Hair-thin and opened in front of you. You may feel a small tap or a dull ache. Say stop at any point and we stop.

  3. 3

    Thirty quiet minutes

    Lights low, a warm lamp, a blanket. Plenty of people fall asleep.

  4. 4

    A plan you can say no to

    We suggest how often to come back. There are no contracts and no packages you have to buy.

See your visit minute by minute

No. 2價目

What it costs.

Glass cups resting on a person’s back during cupping
  • First visit90 minutes$140

    A long talk about your health and history, then your first treatment.

  • Follow-up60 minutes$95

    A short check-in on how the week went, then treatment.

  • Add cupping10 minutes+$30

    Added to any visit, on your back or shoulders.

  • Five follow-upsUse within six months$425

    Shareable with someone in your household.

Sample Prices are examples. HSA and FSA cards welcome; superbills for out-of-network plans. Check your coverage

No. 3針灸師

Who you’ll see.

An old wooden cabinet of small drawers with round knobs
  • Licensed acupuncturist, clinic leadEnglish and MandarinFirst visits, cupping
  • Licensed acupuncturistEnglish and CantoneseFollow-ups, evening hours
  • Licensed acupuncturistEnglish and MandarinSaturday visits

Every practitioner is a licensed acupuncturist (L.Ac.) with the California Acupuncture Board. A live site lists each name and license number, which anyone can check on the state’s license search.

From the cabinet

  • 當歸dāng guīAngelica root
  • 黃芪huáng qíAstragalus root
  • 甘草gān cǎoLicorice root
  • 枸杞子gǒu qǐ zǐGoji berry
  • 菊花jú huāChrysanthemum
  • 薄荷bò heMint

The herb drawers are labels from a traditional cabinet. Herbs are only prescribed after a visit, checked against your medications.

No. 4地址

On Valley Boulevard.

Second floor, lift from the lobby. Free parking behind the building; the spaces marked for the clinic are by the back door.

Book a visit

Mon to Fri
9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Phone
(626) 555-0172
Languages
English, Mandarin, Cantonese