A Hamilton judge has lifted name suppression of a doctor at the centre of an inquiry at Waikato District Health Board.

He is Mohamed Shakeel Siddiqui.

He was also refused bail after appearing in the Hamilton District Court via audio visual link this afternoon.

The 54-year-old allegedly stole the credentials of a doctor in the United States with a similar name to get a job at the Waikato District Health Board.

Concerns about his behaviour were raised by his supervisor and an investigation led to the police charging him with obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception (relating to his employment between January and July).

Judge Robert Spear said Siddiqui will reappear on August 31.

However, he said he would entertain a bail application if he was supplied further information.

Judge Spear uplifted the suppression and declined bail as there was a "need for openness in the pursuit of justice and there's no reason at all in my view of any significance that would justify continued name suppression".