Orange County Man Charged With Impersonating Doctor

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — A Brea man was charged Thursday with multiple felonies for impersonating a doctor and performing medical procedures on unsuspecting victims, the Orange County District Attorney's office reported.

Elias Renteria Segoviano, 61, was arrested in July on charges of performing medical procedures including Botox injections, lip and face fillers and thread-lift procedures on patients who believed he was a real doctor, authorities said.

Segoviano is accused of performing invasive procedures and injecting victims with possibly counterfeit Botox fillers, anesthetics and other medical drugs, Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said in a statement.

He is also accused of targeting Spanish-speaking women to perform the procedures, according to the OCDA.

He faces three separate felony charges and four misdemeanor counts. The charges include:

• One felony count of the unauthorized practice of medicine.
• One felony count of false indication of a medical license.
• One felony count of perjury.
• One misdemeanor count of representation of license not issued to the individual.
• One misdemeanor count of misrepresentation of qualifications.
• One misdemeanor count of impersonating a professional nurse or pretending to be licensed to practice nursing.

Segoviano faces a maximum sentence of five years and four months in state prison if he is convicted on all counts, according to authorities. He is being held on $1 million bail.

Segoviano was arrested on July 19 at his Anaheim business, which is within the Phenix Salon Suites, located at 935 S. Brookhurst St. According to the district attorney's office, Segoviano used several social media platforms such as Facebook and Tiktok to promote his services to potential clients.

He also used various aliases, including "Dr. Elias," "Dr. Elias Renteria M.D." and used "ELIASMD" on his car's license plate.

Authorities believe Segoviano used other locations for his unlawful medical practice since 2019. According to the district attorney's office, he used several different business names for his practice, including "Botox in Anaheim," "Botox in Anaheim - Health and Beauty," "Neurotoxina Botulinica - Massage Service," "Threads in Anaheim," "Threads La Habra" and "OC Threads, Botox & Fillers."

Authorities asked anyone with information regarding Segoviano to report their information to the Orange County District Attorney's Bureau of Investigation by calling 714-834-6538.