Form: 4

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

March 15, 2017

FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
LERNER RICHARD A
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Opko Health, Inc. [OPK] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
OPKO HEALTH, INC., 4400 BISCAYNE BLVD.		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/13/2017
(Street)

MIAMI, FL 33137		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/13/2017   M   20,000 A $ 2.05 50,000 D  
Common Stock 03/13/2017   F   5,177 (1) D $ 7.92 (2) 44,823 D  
Common Stock 03/13/2017   G V 44,823 D $ 0 0 D  
Common Stock 03/13/2017   G V 44,823 A $ 0 156,172 I See Footnote (3)
Common Stock               20,000 I See Footnote (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 2.05 03/13/2017   M     20,000 05/27/2011 05/26/2017 Common Stock 20,000 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
LERNER RICHARD A
OPKO HEALTH, INC.
4400 BISCAYNE BLVD.
MIAMI, FL 33137		   X      

Signatures

 Adam Logal, Attorney-In-Fact   03/15/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents number of shares withheld by the Company at the direction of the reporting person for the payment of exercise price. No shares of Common Stock were sold by the reporting person in connection with this transaction. The reporting person has retained the net number of shares issued upon the exercise of the option (14,823 shares).
(2) Closing market price of the Company's common stock on the transaction date.
(3) Securites held by the Lerner Family Trust, Richard A & Nicola G Lerner Trustees U/A Dated 11/14/1994.
(4) These securities are owned by Dr. Lerner's spouse and are held in the Nicola G. Lerner IRA account. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

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