<?xml version="1.0"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="../4_X02.xsl"?><ownershipDocument>    <schemaVersion>X0303</schemaVersion>    <documentType>4</documentType>    <periodOfReport>2011-02-11</periodOfReport>    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>    <issuer>        <issuerCik>0001009379</issuerCik>        <issuerName>METROPOLITAN HEALTH NETWORKS INC</issuerName>        <issuerTradingSymbol>MDF</issuerTradingSymbol>    </issuer>    <reportingOwner>        <reportingOwnerId>            <rptOwnerCik>0001286068</rptOwnerCik>            <rptOwnerName>PALENZUELA ROBERTO L</rptOwnerName>        </reportingOwnerId>        <reportingOwnerAddress>            <rptOwnerStreet1>250 S. AUSTRALIAN AVE.</rptOwnerStreet1>            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 400</rptOwnerStreet2>            <rptOwnerCity>WEST PALM BEACH</rptOwnerCity>            <rptOwnerState>FL</rptOwnerState>            <rptOwnerZipCode>US 33401</rptOwnerZipCode>            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>        </reportingOwnerAddress>        <reportingOwnerRelationship>            <isDirector>0</isDirector>            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>            <isOther>0</isOther>            <officerTitle>Secretary/Gen. Counsel</officerTitle>        </reportingOwnerRelationship>    </reportingOwner>    <nonDerivativeTable>        <nonDerivativeTransaction>            <securityTitle>                <value>Common Stock</value>            </securityTitle>            <transactionDate>                <value>2011-02-11</value>            </transactionDate>            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>            <transactionCoding>                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>            </transactionCoding>            <transactionAmounts>                <transactionShares>                    <value>1215</value>                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>                </transactionShares>                <transactionPricePerShare>                    <value>4.6501</value>                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>                </transactionPricePerShare>                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>                    <value>D</value>                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>            </transactionAmounts>            <postTransactionAmounts>                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>                    <value>138020</value>                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>            </postTransactionAmounts>            <ownershipNature>                <directOrIndirectOwnership>                    <value>D</value>                </directOrIndirectOwnership>            </ownershipNature>        </nonDerivativeTransaction>    </nonDerivativeTable>    <footnotes>        <footnote id="F1">These shares were sold pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 sales plan adopted by the reporting person, which plan is designed to, from time to time, provide the reporting person a sufficient amount of cash to satisfy any withholding taxes that may be associated with the vesting of certain equity awards.</footnote>        <footnote id="F2">Represents the weighted-average sale price per share of a series of transactions, all of which were executed on February 11, 2011.  The actual sale prices ranged from a low of $4.63 to a high of $4.67.  The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request of the SEC Staff, Metropolitan Health Networks, Inc. or a Metropolitan Health Networks, Inc. security holder full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price within the range.</footnote>    </footnotes>    <ownerSignature>        <signatureName>/s/ Roberto L. Palenzuela</signatureName>        <signatureDate>2011-02-11</signatureDate>    </ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>