diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/pii/processor.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/pii/processor.py
index 7395371ab2d..d85b1857fb3 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/pii/processor.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/pii/processor.py
@@ -129,12 +129,13 @@ class PIIProcessor(Processor):
         if column_has_pii_tag is True:
             return None
 
-        # Scan by column name. If no results there, check the sample data, if any
-        tag_and_confidence = self.name_scanner.scan(column.name.root) or (
+        # We'll scan first by sample data to prioritize the NER scanner
+        # If we find nothing, we'll check the column name
+        tag_and_confidence = (
             self.ner_scanner.scan([row[idx] for row in table_data.rows])
             if table_data
             else None
-        )
+        ) or self.name_scanner.scan(column.name.root)
 
         if (
             tag_and_confidence
diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/pii/scanners/column_name_scanner.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/pii/scanners/column_name_scanner.py
index fe25af692c5..0d5b5a49abb 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/pii/scanners/column_name_scanner.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/pii/scanners/column_name_scanner.py
@@ -22,16 +22,14 @@ from metadata.utils import fqn
 
 
 class ColumnNameScanner(BaseScanner):
-    """
-    Column Name Scanner to scan column name
-    """
+    """Column Name Scanner to scan column name"""
 
     sensitive_regex = {
         "PASSWORD": re.compile("^.*password.*$", re.IGNORECASE),
         "US_SSN": re.compile("^.*(ssn|social).*$", re.IGNORECASE),
         "CREDIT_CARD": re.compile("^.*(credit).*(card).*$", re.IGNORECASE),
         "BANK_ACCOUNT": re.compile("^.*bank.*(acc|num).*$", re.IGNORECASE),
-        "EMAIL_ADDRESS": re.compile("^.*(email|e-mail|mail).*$", re.IGNORECASE),
+        "EMAIL_ADDRESS": re.compile("^(email|e-mail|mail)(.*address)?$", re.IGNORECASE),
         "USER_NAME": re.compile("^.*(user|client|person).*(name).*$", re.IGNORECASE),
         "PERSON": re.compile(
             "^.*(firstname|lastname|fullname|maidenname|nickname|name_suffix).*$",
diff --git a/ingestion/tests/unit/pii/test_column_name_scanner.py b/ingestion/tests/unit/pii/test_column_name_scanner.py
index 4f4307b7a76..7dc467704cd 100644
--- a/ingestion/tests/unit/pii/test_column_name_scanner.py
+++ b/ingestion/tests/unit/pii/test_column_name_scanner.py
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ def test_column_names_none(scanner):
     assert scanner.scan("id") is None
     assert scanner.scan("user_id") is None
 
+    # Mails
+    assert scanner.scan("email_verified") is None
+
 
 def test_column_names_sensitive(scanner):
     # Bank
@@ -59,4 +62,5 @@ def test_column_names_sensitive(scanner):
     assert scanner.scan("client_last_name") == EXPECTED_SENSITIVE
 
     assert scanner.scan("email") == EXPECTED_SENSITIVE
+    assert scanner.scan("email_address") == EXPECTED_SENSITIVE
     assert scanner.scan("ssn") == EXPECTED_SENSITIVE